Mr. Ahmad is the Founder and Managing Partner of Caravanserai Partners LLC, a merchant banking firm focused on M&A and sovereign advisory, strategic capital raising, and private equity transactions, which he established in 2017. Previously, Mr. Ahmad served at Citigroup Inc., where he was Vice Chairman, Institutional Clients Group, since joining the firm in 2010, and held a number of senior leadership roles, including Co-Head of Global Asset Managers group, Global Head of Sovereign Wealth Funds group, and Chief Operating Officer of the Global Corporate and Investment Banking division. Before Citigroup, Mr. Ahmad held senior roles at Standard Chartered, J.P. Morgan and Credit Suisse, among other firms. Mr. Ahmad has also served as a Senior Advisor to a number of firms: CPP Investments, a global investment organization that invests the assets of Canada Pension Plan from November 2019 to March 2023; Muzinich & Co., a diversified corporate credit asset manager from August 2017 to December 2021; and Actis, a leading global investor in sustainable infrastructure from May 2017 to October 2019.

Mr. Ahmad received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Georgetown University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard University.

Mr. Ahmad brings nearly 40 years of global experience in corporate and investment banking, having served corporate, asset management and government clients. His strong background in financial and investment markets, underpinned by his understanding of finance and accounting, as well as his work experience across a large number of countries in both developed and emerging economies, are of great value to the Board.

Director since 2020